Giants sign Eli Apple and Sterling Shepard, top draft picks

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) The New York Giants have signed their top two draft picks.

The Giants announced Friday that Ohio State cornerback Eli Apple and Oklahoma receiver Sterling Shepard were signed along with UCLA running back Paul Perkins and South Carolina tight end Jerrel Adams.

Apple was taken in the first round, Shepard in the second, Perkins in the fifth and Adams in the sixth.

All four players signed four-year contracts. Apple received $15.1 million, or an average of $3.78 million annually. Shepard got $5.94 million, or $1.48 million annually. Perkins will earn an average of $648,934, while Adams will get an average of $620,714 annually.